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Joining with Five Minute Friday
sponsored by Lisa-Jo Baker. On each Friday, Lisa-Jo posts a one word prompt and
for five minutes we join together as an international community to write what the prompt brings to mind. No
rewrite, nor editing just letting the words flow from our hearts.
Today's prompt is Reflect.
I pull together the memories of
passed and passing events gathering them together in my heart like ribbons
tied to the ends of a bunch of balloons captured in my hands. Holding tight lest they are swept away, floating upwards, pulled from me by the lighter than airy-ness of the multi-colored spheres they are tethered
to. As I look back, this year feels like that. Colorful and dull, light and dark, bits and pieces, thoughts and
things, prayers and memories, and dreams and nightmares. All encapsulated in their
individuality but tied, woven, bound together as a group because they occurred within the
same time and space which has been my life these past twelve months. Together,
the good and the bad they become beautiful, moving, floating to create the year
of moments that is quickly coming to a close and it is a beautiful thing.
What a great picture you have painted. I participated in a grief program a few years ago, and we released balloons with notes tied to them. Watching those balloons float up and away was exactly as you have described. Blessings to you for this coming new year.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sweet comment Kimberly. Blessings on you and your family as well for this New Year and as I said on your blog, you are in my heart and I will be praying for all of you.
Delete~ Cassandra
What a beautiful reflection. Sure you didn't take more than five minutes on that??
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara! :)
DeleteActually it took just at five minutes. The only thing I did really was to correct spelling and add the correct punctuation. It was actually one of the easiest pieces for me to write. I have always thought of 'time' as a collection of 'moments' gathered together in bunches. Sometimes it's balloons, sometimes it flowers, sometimes it's like chapters in a book. Weird, I know but it works for me. :)
Thanks for stopping by!
~ Cassandra